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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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In the month of June, the harvest being then in Piedmont, divers of the Waldoys were gone into the country, to reap and make provision for corn, for very little groweth upon their mountains: the which were all taken prisoners at sundry times and places, not one knowing of another:1 but yet God so wrought, that they all escaped out of prison, as it were by a miracle: Whereat the adversaries were marvellously astonished. At the same time, there were certain other also, which had sustained long imprisonment, looking for nothing else but death: and yet they after a wonderful sort, by Gods merciful providence were likewise delivered.
In the moneth of Iune, the haruest being then in Piemont, diuers of the Waldoys were gone into ye countrey, to reape and make prouision for corne, for very litle groweth vpon their mountaines: the which were all taken prisoners at sundry times and places, not one knowing of another:1 but yet God so wrought, that they all escaped out of prison, as it were by a myracle: Whereat the aduersaries were maruelously astonished. At the same time, there were certayne other also, which had susteyned long imprisonment, looking for nothing else but death: and yet they after a wonderfull sort, by Gods mercifull prouidence were likewise deliuered.
- 1Mirabilia Dei.
In the month of July, they of Angrongne, being in a morning at harvest, upon the hill side of S. German, perceived a company of soldiers spoiling them of S. German: & doubting least they would go to Angrongne, made an outcry. Then the people of Angrongne assembled together upon the mountain,1 and some ran to S. German over the hill, & some by the valley. They which went by the valley, met with the spoilers coming from S. German, laden with spoil, which they had gotten, and being but 50. set upon the other, amounting to the number of 120. men well appointed, and gave them soon the overthrow. The passage over the bridge being stopped, the enemies were fain to take the river of Cluzon, where divers were sore hurt, many were drowned, & some escaped very hardly: and such a slaughter was made o them, that the river was dyed with the blood of them, which were wounded and slain, but none of the Angrongmans were once hurt. If the said river had been as great as it was wont commonly to be, there had not one man escaped alive. The noise of the harquebuses was great, and within less then one hours space, there was three or four hundred of the Waldoys, gathered together upon the river: and at the same time, they had purposed to fetch away their prisoners, which were in the Abbey, but they would not do it without the counsel of their Ministers, and so differed the matter until the next day: But their Ministers counselled them, not to enterprise any such thing: but to refrain themselves, and so they did. Albeit they doubted not, but if they had gone incontinent, after that discomfiture, unto the Abbey: they might have found all open, and easily have entered: For the Monks were so sore afraid, that they fled suddenly to Pignerol, to save their relics and Images, which they carried thither. The rest of the country about, were wonderfully afraid, & range the Belles every where. The greater part of them fled, doubting least the poor Waldoys would have revenged the wrongs and outrages done unto them.